Table 1 |
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Summary of the characteristics of the controls and the subjects with SCD |
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Males |
Females |
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SCD |
Controls |
P-value |
SCD |
Control |
P-value |
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Age (yrs) |
10.3 ± 4.8 |
10.6 ± 5.4 |
NS |
11.8 ± 4.9 |
11.7 ± 4.8 |
NS |
|
PCV (%) |
25.6 ± 4.8 |
38.6 ± 6.2 |
<0.001 |
24.7 ± 3.9 |
37.4 ± 4.1 |
<0.001 |
|
Ht (cm) |
130 ± 6.0 |
133 ± 29 |
NS |
133 ± 24.0 |
138 ± 22.8 |
NS |
|
Wt (kg) |
27.8 ± 13.2 |
31.4 ± 17.8 |
NS |
30.9 ± 15.6 |
34.5 ± 15.5 |
NS |
|
BMI (kg/m2) |
15.5 ± 1.8 |
16.3 ± 2.9 |
NS |
16.2 ± 3.7 |
17.0 ± 3.3 |
NS |
|
FFM (kg) |
20.5 ± 10.9 |
23.8 ± 14.5 |
NS |
20.2 ± 10.6 |
23.6 ± 10.2 |
NS |
|
%FFM |
72.1 ± 6.6 |
74.1 ± 11 |
NS |
65.4 ± 6.4 |
68.8 ± 8.0 |
NS |
|
BF (kg) |
7.3 ± 2.9 |
7.6 ± 4.5 |
NS |
10.6 ± 6.0 |
10.9 ± 5.9 |
NS |
|
% BF |
27.9 ± 6.6 |
25.9 ± 11.4 |
NS |
34.6 ± 6.4 |
31.2 ± 8.0 |
NS |
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PA (deg) |
5.01 ± 0.97 |
5.67 ± 1.23 |
0.02 |
4.62 ± 1.04 |
5.79 ± 1.10 |
<0.001 |
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NS, not significant; PCV, packed cell volume; BMI (body mass index), FFM (fat free mass), BF (body fat), PA (phase angle) |
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VanderJagt et al. Lipids in Health and Disease 2003 2:2 doi:10.1186/1476-511X-2-2 |
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